Comfortable booth seating and wood-lattice screens make for intimate dining.

The new gourmet restaurant has individual booths designed for intimate dining.

Adjoining the great dining hall was a smaller, intimate dining room with a long marble table in the center.

Ochre-coloured walls, candle-lit tables and a collection of Asian antiques set the scene for intimate dining.

She tried to ignore his words as she led the way to the small, much too intimate dining room.

But this is not the place for intimate dining.

How about intimate dining at a spot that's really away from it all?

For romantic, intimate dining, Blue Lemon in Westport (7 Sconset Square; 203-226-2647) is a winner.

The Harbour Grill is ideal for intimate dining and other options include Japanese and Chinese restaurants, and an excellent lobby café.

For more affordable, intimate dining in the city, the Mission District has dozens of great options including top new restaurants Commonwealth and Flour and Water.